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9 To 5

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[Intro]
G D C/D D7 Am
[Verse]
DI tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen,
GPour myself a cup of ambition,
And Dyawn and stretch, trying to come to Alife,Dm7  
I Djump in the shower and the blood starts pumping,
GOut on the streets the traffic starts jumping,
With Dfolks like me on the Ajob from 9 tDm7o 5.F  
[Chorus]
Working G69 to G75, what a way to make a G6living,
Barely Dgetting by, it's all taking and no giving,
They just G7use your mind and they never give you G6credit,
It's Eenough to G6drive you E7/G#crazy if you Alet it.
Dm D7 F#dim7 D C6
DThey let you dream just to watch'em shatter,
You're G7just a step on the boss man's ladder,
But you've got Ddreams he'll never take Aaway,
You're Din the same boat with a Glot of your friends,
G7Waiting for the day your ship'll come in,
The Dtides gonna turn and it's all gonna Aroll you awayDm7.F  
[Chorus]
Working G69 to 5G7, what a way to make a G6living,
DBarely getting by, it's all taking and no giving,
They just G7use your mind and they never give you G6credit,
It's Eenough to G6drive you E7/G#crazy if you lAet it.
[Outro]
Dm Dm6 D G7 E G6 A G7

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9 To 5

by Alison Krauss

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/D

Dm7

E7/G#

F#dim7

Dm6

[Intro]

G D C/D D7 Am

[Verse]

I tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen,

Pour myself a cup of ambition,

D A Dm7

And yawn and stretch, trying to come to life,

I jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping,

Out on the streets the traffic starts jumping,

D A Dm7 F

With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.

[Chorus]

G6 G7 G6

Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living,

Barely getting by, it's all taking and no giving,

G7 G6

They just use your mind and they never give you credit,

E G6 E7/G# A

It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it.

Dm D7 F#dim7 D C6

They let you dream just to watch'em shatter,

You're just a step on the boss man's ladder,

D A

But you've got dreams he'll never take away,

D G

You're in the same boat with a lot of your friends,

Waiting for the day your ship'll come in,

D A Dm7 F

The tides gonna turn and it's all gonna roll you away.

[Chorus]

G6 G7 G6

Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living,

Barely getting by, it's all taking and no giving,

G7 G6

They just use your mind and they never give you credit,

E G6 E7/G# A

It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it.

[Outro]

Dm Dm6 D G7 E G6 A G7

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